The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 04-03-2023

1. Dissonance (Noun) : मतभेद: Lack of agreement or harmony between people or things.

Synonyms: Discord , Disparity , Conflict , Incongruity

Antonyms: Harmony , Agreement , Peace

Example Sentence:His cruel abuse showed a dissonance with his loving words.

2. Buttress (Verb) : समर्थन देना: To give support to or strengthen something

Synonyms: Guard , Protect , Fortify

Antonyms: Weaken, Disapprove

Example Sentence He looked for things that would buttress the prosecution case and win a conviction.

3. Posited (Verb): किसी स्थिति में रखना : Put forward as fact or as a basis for argument.

Synonyms: Postulate ,Propose , Assert

Antonyms: Abstain , Abnegate

Example Sentence:of the posited hindrances to the original iPhone's success was its lofty price.

4. Shrinkage (Noun): संकुचन: An allowance made for reduction in the takings of a business due to wastage or theft.

Synonyms: Compression , Contraction ,Depreciation

Antonyms: Enlargement , Boost , Increase

Example Sentence:He's much better now and it's not just the shrink he's seeing.

5. Wane (Verb):कम होना: To become gradually weaker or less important

Synonyms: Dwindle , Diminish , Decrease

Antonyms: Increase , Grow

Example Sentence: When the investigators ran out of leads, the intensity of the murder investigation started to wane.

6. Erode (Verb) : खत्म करना: To diminish or destroy by degrees

Synonyms: Corrode , Ruining

Antonyms: Restoring , Reviving

Example Sentence:Wind and rain have eroded the statues into shapeless lumps of stone.

7. Flagging : To become tired or less strong

Synonyms: Weak , Fatigued , Drooping

Example Sentence: She was utterly tired out; she longed for something to inspire her flagging strength.

8. Relentless (Adjective) : दयाहीन : Determined to do something and refuses to give up, even if what they are doing is unpleasant or cruel.

Synonyms: Rigorous , Continuative

Antonyms: Softening , Weak , Placable

Example Sentence:He was the most relentless enemy I have ever known.

9. Momentum (Noun): गति: The ability to keep increasing or developing; the force that makes something move faster and faster

Synonyms: Spur , Impetus , Encouragement

Antonyms: Sluggishness , Tardiness

Example Sentence:The campaign has been gaining momentum ever since the television appeal..

10. Log (Verb) : Make official record of things that happen

Synonyms: Record , Journal

Example Sentence:: We found a huge pile of logs.

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